promptly
adverb
prompt·ly
ˈpräm(p)t-lē 
ˈpräm-plē
1
: in a prompt manner : without delay : very quickly or immediately
I'm going to speak French again, something I learned in school and promptly forgot.—
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Deanna PaiTreatment is promptly resumed until the virus is suppressed again, and then stopped to see if the patient's immune system is able to keep the viral levels in check.—Joan Stephenson
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: exactly at a particular time or the correct time
She arrived promptly at 7:00 p.m. as we had agreed.
Examples of promptly in a Sentence
shipped the package promptly so that it would arrive on time
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Halligan, a former insurance attorney who had been working in the White House, promptly filed indictments against the two, but both were ultimately dismissed after a court found Halligan’s appointment was invalid.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
The family promptly appealed the decision, and the case has been under appeal ever since, the attorney said.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Its shares promptly fell because, well, Wall Street doubts if this AI stuff is really useful enough to warrant such a big investment.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Coming of the bench midway through the first quarter, Adams promptly pulled up from the wing and made a 12-foot jumper in his first minute.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
The family promptly appealed the decision, and the case has been under appeal ever since, the attorney said.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Its shares promptly fell because, well, Wall Street doubts if this AI stuff is really useful enough to warrant such a big investment.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Coming of the bench midway through the first quarter, Adams promptly pulled up from the wing and made a 12-foot jumper in his first minute.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for promptly
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“Promptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promptly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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